About the Event
In this installment of Neurology Grand Rounds, Mahboobeh Fereidan Esfahani, M.D., presents “Benign Behavior of Big Lesions.” Fereidan is a neurology resident at Dell Medical School.
For in-person attendees, please arrive by 7:15 a.m. Breakfast will be served.
Email Sharon Green for the Zoom information.
Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
- Define tumefactive demyelination (TD) and outline its major phenotypes and etiologies.
- Identify MRI patterns commonly associated with TD.
- Distinguish TD from IDH-wild type GBM using contemporary imaging and AI-assisted tools (with awareness of current limitations).
- Propose future directions to integrate clinical data, biomarkers, imaging and AI-aiming to reduce unnecessary biopsies while safeguarding timely, appropriate treatment.
Target Audience
- Primary: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, nurses, residents and medical students
- Secondary: Other healthcare professionals
Attributes/Competencies
This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:
- ACGME: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
- IOM: Provide patient-centered care, Work in interdisciplinary teams, Employ evidence-based practice, Apply quality improvement, Utilize informatics
Speaker and Planner Disclosures
The speaker and planners for this educational activity have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.